Article handling system



May 4, 1965 E. H. ABBE ETAL 3,

ARTICLE HANDLING SYS TEM Filed April 17, 1962 40 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG! ga-FULL g4FuLL BY INVENTORS.

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ARTICLE HANDLING SYSTEM Filed April 17, 1962 40 Sheets-Sheet 12 (FlGJl-367) E u=|;-se9) FIG. FIG. FIG.

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1. AN ARTICLE HANDLING SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A SLIDE FOR RECEIVING ARTICLES FOR DISTRIBUTIONN, (B) FIRST MEANS FOR SENSING THE LEVEL OF ARTICLES ON SAID SLIDE, (C) MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID ARTICLES ACCORDING TO PRESELECTED DESIGNATIONS, (C1) MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES TO SAID DISTRIBUTION MEANS FROM SAID SLIDE, (D) A STORAGE CONVEYOR, (E) MEANS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID FIRST SENSING MEANS FOR DIVERTING ARTICLES TO SAID STORAGE CONVEYOR WHEN THE LEVEL OF ARTICLES ON SAID SLIDE EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED LEVEL, (F) SECOND SENSING MEANS FOR SENSING WHEN ARTICLES ARE DIVERTED TO THE INPUT END OF SAID STORAGE CONVEYOR FOR REGULATING THE STORAGE OF ARTICLES THEREON, (G) AND MEANS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID FIRST SENSING MEANS FOR DELIVERING ARITCLES TO SAID SLIDE FROM SAID STORAGE CONVEYOR WHEN THE LEVEL OF ARTICLES ON SAID SLIDE FALLS BELOW A PREDETERMINED LEVEL. 